Lamb Koftas with Roasted Mediterranean Vegetables

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Lamb Koftas with Roasted Mediterranean Vegetables

Barbecue season is well and truly upon us, and instead of regular old burgers, we like to make koftas using lamb mince, fresh herbs and spices. These are great if you’re cutting back on bread (like we are) as you don’t need to worry about putting them into a bun.

These are cooked on a barbecue grill, or under a grill/broiler
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Lamb Koftas with Roasted Mediterranean Vegetables

They’re easy to make, and you can prepare them in advance to cook over hot coals – or under the grill in the kitchen if the weather takes a turn for the worse!

You can serve these any way you like – we had them with some Greek yoghurt and roasted Mediterranean vegetables, but they would also go well inside a pitta bread with some hummus and salad, or with a rice or orzo salad.

I’ve shared my recipe for the roasted vegetables – no quantities are given because it’s the sort of recipe I just eyeball depending on what I have in the fridge!

Lamb Koftas with Roasted Mediterranean Vegetables

Lamb Koftas

The Purple Pumpkin Blog
These are cooked on a barbecue grill, or under a grill/broiler
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Meat & Fish Recipes
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 12
Calories 218 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 750 g lamb mince
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves crushed
  • small handful of fresh mint chopped
  • small handful of fresh flat leaf parsley chopped
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp chilli powder optional

Instructions
 

  • Place all the ingredients into a bowl (adding the chilli powder if you want a little bit of heat) and mix together with your hands until well combined.
  • Take a small handful of the mixture and form into a long, fat sausage shape, about 10cm (4"), and thread a skewer (if you use wooden ones, make sure you soak them in water for 30 mins first) through the middle, all the way to the ends to support the koftas. You might find you need to double the skewers to support the weight of them!
  • Depending on the size of your koftas, you should get around 12 from the mixture.
  • Cook on a barbecue for around 10-15 minutes, turning occasionally until cooked through. Alternatively, cook under a hot grill.

    Lamb Koftas with Roasted Mediterranean Vegetables

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 218kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 69mg | Sodium: 252mg

Nutritional information is always approximate and will depend on the quality of ingredients used and serving sizes. If you need exact calories and macros, please do your own calculations.

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Mediterranean Roasted Vegetables

Roasted Mediterranean Vegetables

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Adjust the amount of vegetables to suit the number of people you are feeding – I often cook vegetables this way and just throw in what I have in the fridge, so rarely have measurements!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Vegetables
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 4
Calories 141 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • aubergine
  • courgette zucchini
  • red yellow, green and orange bell peppers (all or a selection of)
  • red onions
  • tomatoes
  • garlic cloves crushed
  • fresh or dried rosemary
  • ground cinnamon
  • ground cumin
  • salt
  • canned tomatoes
  • lemon juice
  • olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Chop all of the vegetables into bite-size pieces and place in a large roasting pan.
  • Add the garlic, rosemary, cinnamon, cumin, salt, tomatoes and lemon juice and mix everything together.
  • Spread out in an even layer and drizzle over some olive oil.
  • Bake in a hot oven for 30-40 minutes until the vegetables are cooked.

    Mediterranean Roasted Vegetables

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 141kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 208mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 12g

Nutritional information is always approximate and will depend on the quality of ingredients used and serving sizes. If you need exact calories and macros, please do your own calculations.

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